Call me a traitor but....
Sime
like me, that he's got a bit "wordy" of late? I'm thinking in particular
of Fear Nothing & Seize the Night. I know he's always been pretty hot on
descriptive prose, but I've just finished STN and it was almost "Umberto
Eco'esque" in parts.
I'm also not sure I like these novels which take place over only a day
or two.
Maybe I'm just being a Phillistine, and I would still put DRK near the
top of my fave authors, but I'd be more than chuffed if another
Strangers came along.
Views welcome.
Sime
ld...@ibm.net
MrMartooni
and The Bad Place. It seemed to be a whole new style for DK. It will be
interesting to see if his next work is written in a similiar way. However, I
did indeed enjoy both FN and STN. I felt like I was right there with them.
As for a story that takes place over only a day or two, he did this with
Intensity, and it worked quite well.
Anyway, got to get back to my reading. Finished Lightning last nite and just
started Cold Fire.
Chris Freestone
upset me at the moment. Well, alright. I'll speak for him too. Prepare to
get blasted by Snowman, but don't worry about it.
I got utterly sick to death of the endless metaphors and surfer lingo in
STN.
Chris
Sime <s.k...@stanton-bonna.co.uk> wrote in message
news:37A97ED9...@stanton-bonna.co.uk...
Christopher Snow
with right away, can't really drag about you father's body being stolen or
missing kids when the trail is hot. Like Intensity, what would that be like
if it was spread out in a week, that would be quite slow and boring wouldn't
it? The thrilling elements in both the books were great, especially the fog
part(FN) and the hidy-hole part(STN). I was holding my breath when I read
them. I totally love his new style writing as well as his other styles.
As you can see, I'm a big fan of Dean's and even bigger fan of Fear Nothing
and Seize the Night, so I tend to preach the books to those that didn't
enjoy them. I hope I didn't offend anyone in anyway and I'll stop now
because Stoner must be foaming right now.
Snowman
Sime wrote in message <37A97ED9...@stanton-bonna.co.uk>...
Sime
in the timescale he used. I was not critisizing the treatment, DK remains a
class act; it was just a personal observation on my own preferences.
At the risk of inciting your wrath though, I still feel the action could have
been somewhat tighter without all the verbal gymnastics. IMHO of course :-)
The Ranch
ld...@ibm.net
M Flanagan
talk in the SURFER lingo... And since the lingo was limited almost
exclusively to dialogue, and the book was a first person narrative, there
wasn't all that much of it... Go figure...
--
Valkyrie
"Courage is not the absence of fear;
Courage is the ability to act in spite of fear."
==================================
"If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving
is not for you."
Staci
Christopher Snow
But I love those books. :-)
Snowman
Sime wrote in message <37AB3155...@dial.pipex.com>...
>You make a good point, the subject matter could only really have been dealt
with
>in the timescale he used. I was not critisizing the treatment, DK remains a
>class act; it was just a personal observation on my own preferences.
> At the risk of inciting your wrath though, I still feel the action could
have
>been somewhat tighter without all the verbal gymnastics. IMHO of course :-)
>
>
>
Bianca
it gives me a change to take part in some of those
dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
Hmm....Stranges....I actually don't know what to think
about this book??!! Bad/good?!
Well, I like the way Koontz does play with words, and
indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
I got very annoyed by it.
I don't have a problem with the fact that the story takes place
over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
in two days or so...
(mild spoiler)
s
p
o
i
l
e
r
I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
they fit?"
No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
<looks like a gigant question mark>
<Gggg...> I feel speakless..not good, you know *lol*
Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
(it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
Sime <s.k...@stanton-bonna.co.uk> skrev i en
nyhedsmeddelelse:37A97ED9...@stanton-bonna.co.uk...
Thomas Martin
English or Danish? Either way I love the language you use in your posts. It
kinda turns me on.:)
Tom
Bianca wrote in message ...
Chris Freestone
news:lDvr3.26$Sg1...@news.get2net.dk...
> Belive it or not...I've actually read FN now, and maybe
> it gives me a change to take part in some of those
> dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
>
I think, now that Bianca's found out how to read and post offline, we're in
for a real test of our deciphering abilities. However, I'm up for the
challenge if everyone else is. :-)
> Hmm....Stranges....I actually don't know what to think
> about this book??!! Bad/good?!
OK, better than STN.
>
> Well, I like the way Koontz does play with words, and
> indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
> I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
> I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
> calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
> I got very annoyed by it.
You will *hate* STN. Far more of this to come.
>
> I don't have a problem with the fact that the story takes place
> over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
> but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
> in two days or so...
>
It *is* an easy read.
> (mild spoiler)
> s
> p
> o
> i
> l
> e
> r
>
> I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
> was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
> they fit?"
> No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
> <looks like a gigant question mark>
Monkeys are a very common subject in scientific experiments. Esp Rhesus
monkeys whch are very close to humans in behavior, physiology and mental
attitudes. Therefore they would be the obvious choice for genetic
experimentation.
>
> <Gggg...> I feel speakless..not good, you know *lol*
> Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
> Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
> (it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
> --
From what you said about the surfer lingo, I really don't think you should
bother with STn. You'll be *very* disappointed. Sorry Snowman, it's true.
Chris
The Ranch
>
> Belive it or not...I've actually read FN now, and maybe
> it gives me a change to take part in some of those
> dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
>
> about this book??!! Bad/good?!
>
> indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
> I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
> I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
> calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
> I got very annoyed by it.
>
> over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
> but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
> in two days or so...
>
> s
> p
> o
> i
> l
> e
> r
>
> I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
> was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
> they fit?"
Monkeys are generally accepted as a good species to do testing on in
relation to humans.
Plus, intelligent monkeys might actually cause our extinction. They
have opposable thumbs on their feet and some have prehensile tails to
use also. If they had equal intelligence's to humans we would find
ourselves in a difficult situation indeed!
> No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
> <looks like a gigant question mark>
>
> <Gggg...> I feel speakless..not good, you know *lol*
> Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
> Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
> (it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
> --
The Ranch
Thomas Martin wrote:
>
> I feel like a dunce Bianca but are you reading the Koontz books in
> English or Danish? Either way I love the language you use in your posts. It
> kinda turns me on.:)
> Tom
> Bianca wrote in message ...
Christopher Snow
Snowman
Thomas Martin wrote in message <7onghr$t1r$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
MONSTUH99
intended......i thought the book was very good, speaking of FN........i loved
the whole dog part of it all and how orson was always there with him........it
was just a great idea, how he dwells in the dark and lives in
shadows.......imagine not seeing light EVER......its just amazing thinking
about how one would have to live in that atmosphere.......i dont know if i
could personally, but that may be simply because i know what i would be missing
and that would just kill me.........but besides all that i liked the
book........koontz just gets me into everything, and its always more than all
the intensity of his books........its like i want to see how the characters are
all going to grow and what incredible odds they will face and how they are
going to overcome them (hopefully anyway). i think the reason the book may
seem to get boring or drag on at times is because the whole book is over the
course of only a few days, so he ends up filling a lot of space with lengthy
descriptions, because really thats all there is to talk about since the whole
novel took place in such a short time period........his vivid descriptions are
what make it a novel and not just a short story of some sort..............plus
it just brings you more into the moment......without all those detailed
accounts from snowman, im sure people wouldnt not have felt as close to him or
felt as much of how he must have been feeling.....even though they may not have
necissarily LIKED the book, im sure most people cant say that they didnt get
into the characters mind and shoes and feel for him at least a
smidgen.......and i could see how people could get annoyed with the whole
surfer lingo stuff, but that was just part of the whole storyline......i mean
its like reading shakespeare and not expecting to see that age-old Elizabethen
language........the book was simply written though and around surfers, so
naturally it would be filled with their everyday jargon..........and i agree,
the fog part of FN was awesome....as was most of the book.........anyhow, those
are just my opinions on the subject......have a nice day everyone, bye :)
Bianca
I do know that monkeys would be an obvious choice for genetic
experimentation, that wasn't really my problem.... But as I told you
all: I just CAN'T explain it.....maybe it's really because I didn't like
FN????
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
Chris Freestone <cfree...@x-stream.co.uk> skrev i en
nyhedsmeddelelse:7onl58$9k1$3...@news4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Bianca <b...@get2net.dk> wrote in message
> news:lDvr3.26$Sg1...@news.get2net.dk...
> Belive it or not...I've actually read FN now, and maybe
> it gives me a change to take part in some of those
> dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
>
/> I think, now that Bianca's found out how to read and post offline,
/>we're in for a real test of our deciphering abilities.
/>However, I'm up for the challenge if everyone else is. :-)
>
> Hmm....Stranges....I actually don't know what to think
> about this book??!! Bad/good?!
>
/> OK, better than STN.
>
>
> Well, I like the way Koontz does play with words, and
> indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
> I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
> I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
> calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
> I got very annoyed by it.
>
/> You will *hate* STN. Far more of this to come.
>
> I don't have a problem with the fact that the story takes place
> over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
> but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
> in two days or so...
>
/> It *is* an easy read.
>
> (mild spoiler)
> s
> p
> o
> i
> l
> e
> r
>
> I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
> was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
> they fit?"
> No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
> <looks like a gigant question mark>
>
/> Monkeys are a very common subject in scientific experiments. Esp Rhesus
/> monkeys whch are very close to humans in behavior, physiology and mental
/> attitudes. Therefore they would be the obvious choice for genetic
/> experimentation.
>
> <Gggg...> I feel speakless..not good, you know *lol*
> Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
> Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
> (it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
>
/> From what you said about the surfer lingo, I really don't think you
/>should bother with STn. You'll be *very* disappointed.
/>Sorry Snowman, it's true.
/> Chris
Bianca
nyhedsmeddelelse:7onghr$t1r$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net...
/> I feel like a dunce Bianca but are you reading the Koontz books in
/> English or Danish?
Why feeling like a dunce...NO reson for that whatsoever
<shaking me head>. I read Koontz books in danish. I think,
I've to use my dictionary to often if I read in english. I wouldn't get
those stories right either, I think. So I just read danish...I actually
don't know how good those translations are? The translation of
the BOCS isn't very good IMHO. Well, it's quiet difficult to get
it right, when we're talking poems. Know it from the german
translation too.
/>Either way I love the language you use in your posts. It
/> kinda turns me on.:)
/> Tom
<blush>Hmmm...that isn't good or..<big smile, but still blushing>
Well, as long as you're not *lol* because of my language_It's
very hard to be a foreigner out here =O)
I like people laughing with me but not of me...
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
> Bianca wrote in message ...
>Belive it or not...I've actually read FN now, and maybe
>it gives me a change to take part in some of those
>dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
>
>Hmm....Stranges....I actually don't know what to think
>about this book??!! Bad/good?!
>
>Well, I like the way Koontz does play with words, and
>indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
>I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
>I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
>calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
>I got very annoyed by it.
>
>I don't have a problem with the fact that the story takes place
>over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
>but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
>in two days or so...
>
>(mild spoiler)
>s
>p
>o
>i
>l
>e
>r
>
>I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
>was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
>they fit?"
>No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
><looks like a gigant question mark>
>
><Gggg...> I feel speakless..not good, you know *lol*
>Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
>Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
>(it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
Bianca
As I told Tom, I'm happy as long as nobody is laughing
of me but only with me....
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
The Ranch <tntr...@worldnet.att.net> skrev i en
nyhedsmeddelelse:37AF7BA8...@worldnet.att.net...
> Bianca's syntax doesn't turn me on, but it is quite endearing. :)
> Thomas Martin wrote:
> I feel like a dunce Bianca but are you reading the Koontz books in
> English or Danish? Either way I love the language you use in your posts.
It
> kinda turns me on.:)
> Tom
Bianca
Just one thought...do I actually know you Snow
...sounds like it...<G>
Sorry I'll stop now...
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
Christopher Snow <fort_...@yahoo.com> skrev i en
nyhedsmeddelelse:37af8...@203.29.167.224...
> Bianca turns everybody on. :-)
> Snowman
> Thomas Martin wrote in message <7onghr$t1r$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
Harry B Kalb
>
>
> Monkeys are generally accepted as a good species to do testing on in
> relation to humans.
> Plus, intelligent monkeys might actually cause our extinction. They
> have opposable thumbs on their feet and some have prehensile tails to
> use also. If they had equal intelligence's to humans we would find
> ourselves in a difficult situation indeed!
(insert voice of Charlton Heston)
"How in *hell* did this *crazy*, *upside-down* civilization
get *started*?!"
"It's a *madhouse*...a *MAAAAAAAAAAAD-HOOOOUSE*!!!!!"
"TAKE YOUR STINKING PAWS OFF ME, YOU DAMN DIRTY APE!"
Harry
"You know what they say...human see, human do."
Thomas Martin
added insight knowing that you're reading in Danish. I would love to read a
novel (except an SK novel) in another language. It would have to be in
Spanish and I would need a year to complete it.
Snowman is right. Read STN and Fear Nothing gets a lot better.
Tom
Bianca wrote in message
>nyhedsmeddelelse:7onghr$t1r$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net...
>/> I feel like a dunce Bianca but are you reading the Koontz books in
>/> English or Danish?
>
>Why feeling like a dunce...NO reson for that whatsoever
><shaking me head>. I read Koontz books in danish. I think,
>I've to use my dictionary to often if I read in english. I wouldn't get
>those stories right either, I think. So I just read danish...I actually
>don't know how good those translations are? The translation of
>the BOCS isn't very good IMHO. Well, it's quiet difficult to get
>it right, when we're talking poems. Know it from the german
>translation too.
>
>/>Either way I love the language you use in your posts. It
>/> kinda turns me on.:)
>/> Tom
>
><blush>Hmmm...that isn't good or..<big smile, but still blushing>
>Well, as long as you're not *lol* because of my language_It's
>very hard to be a foreigner out here =O)
>I like people laughing with me but not of me...
>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
>http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
>
>*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
> ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
> ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
> ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
>
The Ranch
Christopher Snow wrote:
>
> Don't give in, my dear Bianca. Don't listen to him, don't walk towards the
> light. Read STN, you'll love it and you'll like FN a lot more after STN.
> Please.....<foaming...>
>
> Snowman
>
> Bianca wrote in message <_kUr3.157$0A1...@news.get2net.dk>...
> >Thanx for being so honest with me ;-)
> >
> >I do know that monkeys would be an obvious choice for genetic
> >experimentation, that wasn't really my problem.... But as I told you
> >all: I just CAN'T explain it.....maybe it's really because I didn't like
> >FN????
> >--
> >~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
> >http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
> >
> >*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
> > ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
> > ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
> > ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
> >
> >Chris Freestone <cfree...@x-stream.co.uk> skrev i en
> >nyhedsmeddelelse:7onl58$9k1$3...@news4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >> Bianca <b...@get2net.dk> wrote in message
> >> news:lDvr3.26$Sg1...@news.get2net.dk...
> >> Belive it or not...I've actually read FN now, and maybe
> >> it gives me a change to take part in some of those
> >> dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
> >>
> >/> I think, now that Bianca's found out how to read and post offline,
> >/>we're in for a real test of our deciphering abilities.
> >/>However, I'm up for the challenge if everyone else is. :-)
> >>
> >> Hmm....Stranges....I actually don't know what to think
> >> about this book??!! Bad/good?!
> >>
> >/> OK, better than STN.
> >>
> >>
> >> Well, I like the way Koontz does play with words, and
> >> indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
> >> I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
> >> I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
> >> calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
> >> I got very annoyed by it.
> >>
> >/> You will *hate* STN. Far more of this to come.
> >>
> >> I don't have a problem with the fact that the story takes place
> >> over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
> >> but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
> >> in two days or so...
> >>
> >/> It *is* an easy read.
> >>
> >> (mild spoiler)
> >> s
> >> p
> >> o
> >> i
> >> l
> >> e
> >> r
> >>
> >> I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
> >> was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
> >> they fit?"
> >> No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
> >> <looks like a gigant question mark>
> >>
> >/> Monkeys are a very common subject in scientific experiments. Esp Rhesus
> >/> monkeys whch are very close to humans in behavior, physiology and mental
> >/> attitudes. Therefore they would be the obvious choice for genetic
> >/> experimentation.
> >>
> >> <Gggg...> I feel speakless..not good, you know *lol*
> >> Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
> >> Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
> >> (it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
> >>
> >/> From what you said about the surfer lingo, I really don't think you
> >/>should bother with STn. You'll be *very* disappointed.
> >/>Sorry Snowman, it's true.
> >/> Chris
> >>
The Ranch
homepage. I loved it, My girlfriend thought I was being
silly.....Again! :)
ld...@ibm.net
:)
Linda
The Ranch wrote in message <37B0E634...@worldnet.att.net>...
Christopher Snow
dearly. :-)
Snowman
Bianca wrote in message <3lUr3.161$0A1...@news.get2net.dk>...
><blush> What are we up to now....
>
>Just one thought...do I actually know you Snow
>...sounds like it...<G>
>
>Sorry I'll stop now...
>--
>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
>http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
>
>*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
> ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
> ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
> ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
>
>
>Christopher Snow <fort_...@yahoo.com> skrev i en
>nyhedsmeddelelse:37af8...@203.29.167.224...
>> Bianca turns everybody on. :-)
>> Snowman
>
>> Thomas Martin wrote in message
<7onghr$t1r$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
>> I feel like a dunce Bianca but are you reading the Koontz books in
>>English or Danish? Either way I love the language you use in your posts.
It
>>kinda turns me on.:)
>> Tom
>
>>Bianca wrote in message ...
>>Belive it or not...I've actually read FN now, and maybe
>>it gives me a change to take part in some of those
>>dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
>>
>>Hmm....Stranges....I actually don't know what to think
>>about this book??!! Bad/good?!
>>
>>Well, I like the way Koontz does play with words, and
>>indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
>>I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
>>I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
>>calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
>>I got very annoyed by it.
>>
>>I don't have a problem with the fact that the story takes place
>>over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
>>but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
>>in two days or so...
>>
>>(mild spoiler)
>>s
>>p
>>o
>>i
>>l
>>e
>>r
>>
>>I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
>>was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
>>they fit?"
>>No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
>><looks like a gigant question mark>
>>
>><Gggg...> I feel speakless..not good, you know *lol*
>>Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
>>Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
>>(it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
>>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
Christopher Snow
cool part in STN. It happens in a hidy-hole in Dead Town. Very much like the
fog part but more intense. Another thing, I'd be cool if you include the
post you're replying to in your post, just to help those who gets lost
easily(I think I'm the only one).
Snowman
MONSTUH99 wrote in message <19990810045231...@ng-fu1.aol.com>...
<snip>
Christopher Snow
light. Read STN, you'll love it and you'll like FN a lot more after STN.
Please.....<foaming...>
Snowman
Bianca wrote in message <_kUr3.157$0A1...@news.get2net.dk>...
>Thanx for being so honest with me ;-)
>
>I do know that monkeys would be an obvious choice for genetic
>experimentation, that wasn't really my problem.... But as I told you
>all: I just CAN'T explain it.....maybe it's really because I didn't like
>FN????
>--
>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
>http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
>
>*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
> ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
> ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
> ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
>
>Chris Freestone <cfree...@x-stream.co.uk> skrev i en
>nyhedsmeddelelse:7onl58$9k1$3...@news4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Bianca <b...@get2net.dk> wrote in message
>> news:lDvr3.26$Sg1...@news.get2net.dk...
>> Belive it or not...I've actually read FN now, and maybe
>> it gives me a change to take part in some of those
>> dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
>>
>/> I think, now that Bianca's found out how to read and post offline,
>/>we're in for a real test of our deciphering abilities.
>/>However, I'm up for the challenge if everyone else is. :-)
>>
>> Hmm....Stranges....I actually don't know what to think
>> about this book??!! Bad/good?!
>>
>/> OK, better than STN.
>>
>>
>> Well, I like the way Koontz does play with words, and
>> indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
>> I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
>> I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
>> calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
>> I got very annoyed by it.
>>
>/> You will *hate* STN. Far more of this to come.
>>
>> I don't have a problem with the fact that the story takes place
>> over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
>> but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
>> in two days or so...
>>
>/> It *is* an easy read.
>>
>> (mild spoiler)
>> s
>> p
>> o
>> i
>> l
>> e
>> r
>>
>> I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
>> was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
>> they fit?"
>> No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
>> <looks like a gigant question mark>
>>
>/> Monkeys are a very common subject in scientific experiments. Esp Rhesus
>/> monkeys whch are very close to humans in behavior, physiology and mental
>/> attitudes. Therefore they would be the obvious choice for genetic
>/> experimentation.
>>
>> <Gggg...> I feel speakless..not good, you know *lol*
>> Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
>> Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
>> (it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
>>
>/> From what you said about the surfer lingo, I really don't think you
>/>should bother with STn. You'll be *very* disappointed.
>/>Sorry Snowman, it's true.
>/> Chris
>>
Christopher Snow
Snowman
PS. thanks Tom :-)
Thomas Martin wrote in message <7ops6d$n1p$1...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>...
> Please believe me dear, I'm always laughing with you.:) It does give me an
>added insight knowing that you're reading in Danish. I would love to read a
>novel (except an SK novel) in another language. It would have to be in
>Spanish and I would need a year to complete it.
> Snowman is right. Read STN and Fear Nothing gets a lot better.
> Tom
>Bianca wrote in message
>>Thomas Martin <hike...@worldnet.att.net> skrev i en
>>nyhedsmeddelelse:7onghr$t1r$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net...
>>/> I feel like a dunce Bianca but are you reading the Koontz books in
>>/> English or Danish?
>>
>>Why feeling like a dunce...NO reson for that whatsoever
>><shaking me head>. I read Koontz books in danish. I think,
>>I've to use my dictionary to often if I read in english. I wouldn't get
>>those stories right either, I think. So I just read danish...I actually
>>don't know how good those translations are? The translation of
>>the BOCS isn't very good IMHO. Well, it's quiet difficult to get
>>it right, when we're talking poems. Know it from the german
>>translation too.
>>
>>/>Either way I love the language you use in your posts. It
>>/> kinda turns me on.:)
>>/> Tom
>>
>><blush>Hmmm...that isn't good or..<big smile, but still blushing>
>>Well, as long as you're not *lol* because of my language_It's
>>very hard to be a foreigner out here =O)
>>I like people laughing with me but not of me...
>>--
>>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
>>http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
>>
>>*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
>> ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
>> ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
>> ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
>>
>>> Bianca wrote in message ...
>>>Belive it or not...I've actually read FN now, and maybe
>>>it gives me a change to take part in some of those
>>>dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
>>>
>>>Hmm....Stranges....I actually don't know what to think
>>>about this book??!! Bad/good?!
>>>
>>>Well, I like the way Koontz does play with words, and
>>>indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
>>>I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
>>>I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
>>>calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
>>>I got very annoyed by it.
>>>
>>>I don't have a problem with the fact that the story takes place
>>>over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
>>>but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
>>>in two days or so...
>>>
>>>(mild spoiler)
>>>s
>>>p
>>>o
>>>i
>>>l
>>>e
>>>r
>>>
>>>I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
>>>was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
>>>they fit?"
>>>No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
>>><looks like a gigant question mark>
>>>
>>><Gggg...> I feel speakless..not good, you know *lol*
>>>Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
>>>Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
>>>(it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
>>>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
Bianca
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
Christopher Snow <fort_...@yahoo.com> skrev i en
nyhedsmeddelelse:37b10...@203.29.167.224...
>>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
ld...@ibm.net
think is possible. But hey what the hell, "Come into the Light".
:)
Linda
Christopher Snow wrote in message <37b22...@203.29.167.224>...
>I guess we can communicate in movie code like Chris and Bobby with surfer's
>lingo. Provided that we don't piss the others off too much. :-)
>
>Snowman
>
>ld...@ibm.net wrote in message <37b0...@news1.us.ibm.net>...
>>I can hear that little woman's voice right now!
>>:)
>>Linda
>>The Ranch wrote in message <37B0E634...@worldnet.att.net>...
>>>I detect a Poltergeist quote!
>>>
>>>Christopher Snow wrote:
>>>>
>>the
>>>> light. Read STN, you'll love it and you'll like FN a lot more after
STN.
>>>> Please.....<foaming...>
>>>>
>>>> Snowman
>>>>
>>>> Bianca wrote in message <_kUr3.157$0A1...@news.get2net.dk>...
>>>> >Thanx for being so honest with me ;-)
>>>> >
>>>> >I do know that monkeys would be an obvious choice for genetic
>>>> >experimentation, that wasn't really my problem.... But as I told you
>>>> >all: I just CAN'T explain it.....maybe it's really because I didn't
>like
>>>> >FN????
>>>> >~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
>>>> >http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
>>>> >
>>>> >*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
>>>> > ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
>>>> > ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
>>>> > ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
>>>> >
>>>> >nyhedsmeddelelse:7onl58$9k1$3...@news4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>>> >> Bianca <b...@get2net.dk> wrote in message
>>>> >> news:lDvr3.26$Sg1...@news.get2net.dk...
>>>> >> it gives me a change to take part in some of those
>>>> >> dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
>>>> >>
>>>> >/>we're in for a real test of our deciphering abilities.
>>>> >/>However, I'm up for the challenge if everyone else is. :-)
>>>> >>
>>>> >> about this book??!! Bad/good?!
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
>>>> >> I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
>>>> >> I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
>>>> >> calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
>>>> >> I got very annoyed by it.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
>>>> >> but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
>>>> >> in two days or so...
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> s
>>>> >> p
>>>> >> o
>>>> >> i
>>>> >> l
>>>> >> e
>>>> >> r
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
>>>> >> was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
>>>> >> they fit?"
>>>> >> No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
>>>> >> <looks like a gigant question mark>
>>>> >>
>>Rhesus
>>>> >/> monkeys whch are very close to humans in behavior, physiology and
>>mental
>>>> >/> attitudes. Therefore they would be the obvious choice for genetic
>>>> >/> experimentation.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
>>>> >> Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
>>>> >> (it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
>>>> >>
>>>> >/>should bother with STn. You'll be *very* disappointed.
>>>> >/>Sorry Snowman, it's true.
>>>> >/> Chris
>>>> >>
ld...@ibm.net
>
>Snowman
>
>Bianca wrote in message <8R9s3.45$tS1...@news.get2net.dk>...
>>Well, I could givet it a try...STN still has to come :)
>>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
>>http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
>>
>>*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
>> ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
>> ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
>> ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
>>
>>> >>>it gives me a change to take part in some of those
>>> >>>dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
>>> >>>
>>> >>>about this book??!! Bad/good?!
>>> >>>
>>> >>>indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
>>> >>>I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
>>> >>>I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
>>> >>>calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
>>> >>>I got very annoyed by it.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
>>> >>>but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
>>> >>>in two days or so...
>>> >>>
>>> >>>s
>>> >>>p
>>> >>>o
>>> >>>i
>>> >>>l
>>> >>>e
>>> >>>r
>>> >>>
>>> >>>I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
>>> >>>was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
>>> >>>they fit?"
>>> >>>No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
>>> >>><looks like a gigant question mark>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
>>> >>>Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
>>> >>>(it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
The Ranch
ld...@ibm.net wrote:
>
> Okay Snowman, but we'll have to all be on the same wavelength, which I don't
> think is possible. But hey what the hell, "Come into the Light".
> :)
> Linda
> Christopher Snow wrote in message <37b22...@203.29.167.224>...
> >I guess we can communicate in movie code like Chris and Bobby with surfer's
> >lingo. Provided that we don't piss the others off too much. :-)
> >
> >Snowman
> >
> >ld...@ibm.net wrote in message <37b0...@news1.us.ibm.net>...
> >>I can hear that little woman's voice right now!
> >>:)
> >>Linda
> >>The Ranch wrote in message <37B0E634...@worldnet.att.net>...
> >>>I detect a Poltergeist quote!
> >>>
> >>>Christopher Snow wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Don't give in, my dear Bianca. Don't listen to him, don't walk towards
> >>the
> >>>> light. Read STN, you'll love it and you'll like FN a lot more after
> STN.
> >>>> Please.....<foaming...>
> >>>>
> >>>> Snowman
> >>>>
> >>>> Bianca wrote in message <_kUr3.157$0A1...@news.get2net.dk>...
> >>>> >Thanx for being so honest with me ;-)
> >>>> >
> >>>> >I do know that monkeys would be an obvious choice for genetic
> >>>> >experimentation, that wasn't really my problem.... But as I told you
> >>>> >all: I just CAN'T explain it.....maybe it's really because I didn't
> >like
> >>>> >FN????
> >>>> >--
> >>>> >~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
> >>>> >http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
> >>>> >
> >>>> >*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
> >>>> > ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
> >>>> > ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
> >>>> > ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
> >>>> >
> >>>> >Chris Freestone <cfree...@x-stream.co.uk> skrev i en
> >>>> >nyhedsmeddelelse:7onl58$9k1$3...@news4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >>>> >> Bianca <b...@get2net.dk> wrote in message
> >>>> >> news:lDvr3.26$Sg1...@news.get2net.dk...
> >>>> >> Belive it or not...I've actually read FN now, and maybe
> >>>> >> it gives me a change to take part in some of those
> >>>> >> dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >/> I think, now that Bianca's found out how to read and post offline,
> >>>> >/>we're in for a real test of our deciphering abilities.
> >>>> >/>However, I'm up for the challenge if everyone else is. :-)
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Hmm....Stranges....I actually don't know what to think
> >>>> >> about this book??!! Bad/good?!
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >/> OK, better than STN.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Well, I like the way Koontz does play with words, and
> >>>> >> indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
> >>>> >> I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
> >>>> >> I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
> >>>> >> calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
> >>>> >> I got very annoyed by it.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >/> You will *hate* STN. Far more of this to come.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> I don't have a problem with the fact that the story takes place
> >>>> >> over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
> >>>> >> but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
> >>>> >> in two days or so...
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >/> It *is* an easy read.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> (mild spoiler)
> >>>> >> s
> >>>> >> p
> >>>> >> o
> >>>> >> i
> >>>> >> l
> >>>> >> e
> >>>> >> r
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
> >>>> >> was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
> >>>> >> they fit?"
> >>>> >> No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
> >>>> >> <looks like a gigant question mark>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >/> Monkeys are a very common subject in scientific experiments. Esp
> >>Rhesus
> >>>> >/> monkeys whch are very close to humans in behavior, physiology and
> >>mental
> >>>> >/> attitudes. Therefore they would be the obvious choice for genetic
> >>>> >/> experimentation.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> <Gggg...> I feel speakless..not good, you know *lol*
> >>>> >> Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
> >>>> >> Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
> >>>> >> (it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >/> From what you said about the surfer lingo, I really don't think you
> >>>> >/>should bother with STn. You'll be *very* disappointed.
> >>>> >/>Sorry Snowman, it's true.
> >>>> >/> Chris
> >>>> >>
ld...@ibm.net
Christopher Snow
Christopher Snow
Snowman
Bianca wrote in message <8R9s3.45$tS1...@news.get2net.dk>...
>Well, I could givet it a try...STN still has to come :)
>--
>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
>http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
>
>*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
> ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
> ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
> ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
>
>> >>>Belive it or not...I've actually read FN now, and maybe
>> >>>it gives me a change to take part in some of those
>> >>>dicussions <applause>...which are quiet many in periodes :)
>> >>>
>> >>>Hmm....Stranges....I actually don't know what to think
>> >>>about this book??!! Bad/good?!
>> >>>
>> >>>Well, I like the way Koontz does play with words, and
>> >>>indeed he did it this time. It's in a different way as usual...not?
>> >>>I think, I liked the written word very much. But then again....
>> >>>I thought, the in-depth explanation of some words ( you're
>> >>>calling it sufer lingo, I think) was just TO MUCH...
>> >>>I got very annoyed by it.
>> >>>
>> >>>I don't have a problem with the fact that the story takes place
>> >>>over few days...not at all. I think, Koontz did a great job here,
>> >>>but the story didn't really hook me, and then again..I finished it
>> >>>in two days or so...
>> >>>
>> >>>(mild spoiler)
>> >>>s
>> >>>p
>> >>>o
>> >>>i
>> >>>l
>> >>>e
>> >>>r
>> >>>
>> >>>I thought a lot about those monkeys, not because, I thought, it
>> >>>was a great plot_it was more like_"Why monkeys? Where do
>> >>>they fit?"
>> >>>No.. I can't even really explan, what I'm thinking
>> >>><looks like a gigant question mark>
>> >>>
>> >>><Gggg...> I feel speakless..not good, you know *lol*
>> >>>Well, I didn't like or dislike FN..
>> >>>Maybe I've to re-read it, when I get hold on STN
>> >>>(it'll be out 20. this month_ yeah..I know, we are way back).
>> >>>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
Bianca
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
Christopher Snow <fort_...@yahoo.com> skrev i en
nyhedsmeddelelse:37b22...@203.29.167.224...
Luke Croll
<s.k...@stanton-bonna.co.uk> writes
>As much as I admire DRK and enjoy his stories, does anyone else feel,
>like me, that he's got a bit "wordy" of late? I'm thinking in particular
>of Fear Nothing & Seize the Night. I know he's always been pretty hot on
>descriptive prose, but I've just finished STN and it was almost "Umberto
>Eco'esque" in parts.
> I'm also not sure I like these novels which take place over only a day
>or two.
> Maybe I'm just being a Phillistine, and I would still put DRK near the
>top of my fave authors, but I'd be more than chuffed if another
>Strangers came along.
>Views welcome.
>
>Sime
I understand what you mean about FN and STN. I found them to be heavily
descriptive and I know that I had to concentrate quite hard on them in
order to absorb everything. With the older novels, I found that I could
read them at a faster rate.
--
Luke Croll
Chris Freestone
:-)
Chris
PS: Ignore him, STN is worse than FN.
Bianca <b...@get2net.dk> wrote in message
news:e0ts3.11$e92...@news.get2net.dk...
The Ranch
Christopher Snow
Snowman
ld...@ibm.net wrote in message <37b2...@news1.us.ibm.net>...
Christopher Snow
Snowman
Bianca wrote in message ...
Christopher Snow
Snowman
ld...@ibm.net wrote in message <37b2...@news1.us.ibm.net>...
>Snowman demanding? I don't *think* so! Be nice.
>:)
>Linda
>Christopher Snow wrote in message <37b22...@203.29.167.224>...
Chris Freestone
Chris
The Ranch <tntr...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:37B4B972...@worldnet.att.net...
Christopher Snow
Snowman
PS. Ignore him, STN is way cool.
Chris Freestone wrote in message <7p20ve$2tt$1...@news4.svr.pol.co.uk>...
ld...@ibm.net
:)
Linda
Chris Freestone wrote in message <7p3m4c$7i6$9...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk>...
Chris Freestone
Chris
<ld...@ibm.net> wrote in message news:37b5...@news1.us.ibm.net...